overpeck



(No Model.)

I. E. OVERPECK.

WATER' PURIFIER.

No. 418,470. Patented Dec. 31, 1889.

N. PETERS Fllcluiilhagnphor. Washington, D. c.

' UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ISAAC E. OVERPEOK, OF OV ERPEOK, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO EDSON L. O VER-PEOKAND STELLOEL SMITH.

WATER-PURIFIER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 418,470, dated.December 31, 1889.

Serial No. 320,843. (No model.)

T at whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ISAAC E. OVERPECK, a citizen of the United States,residing at Overpeck, in the county of Butler and State of Ohio, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in lVater-Purifiers forPumps; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which itappertains to make and use the same, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference markedthereon, which form a part of this specification, and in which- Figure 1is a vertical sectional view of a pump with my attachment securedthereto. Fig. 2 is an enlarged perspective view of my attachment, andFig. 3 is a similar view showing the parts of the attachment detached orseparated from each other.

My invention relates to pumps, or more particularly to attachments tothe same for the purpose of purifying the water; and it con sists in theimproved construction and combinations of parts of the same, as will behereinafter more particularly described, and pointed out in the claims.

' Referring to the accompanying drawings,

in which the same letters of reference indicate corresponding parts ineach of the figures, A indicates the pump, which may be of any ordinaryconstruction, having the stock 13, extending down into the water, thevalve or sucker O, and the handle D for operating it. E indicates a rodof any desired size and length, which'is connected with the handle D atits upper end and is provided at its lower end with my improved agitatoror purifier.

The purifier consists of a flaring rim F, which is secured to the lowerend of the rod E by means of three or more stays or braces G, whichsupport the rim at a slight distance above the extreme lower end of therod E, and also at an equal distance from it, where it encircles therod. Within this rim is loosely secured upon the rod E a conical shapedvalve H, the apex of which is downward and the base upward, so that whenat its lowest point upon the rod E the apex is at the lower end of therod and the base fits closely within the interior lower edge of theflaring rim F, thus making a cone-shaped cup, the base of which isformed by the upper edge of the rim F and the apex is at the lower endof the rod E. To cause the valve H to always fit within the rim F, asleeve or collar 1 is secured at the apex of the valve, which fitsaround the rod E and permits the vertical movement of the valve, butprevents its toppling over to one side or the other as the pump is beingoper- 6o ated. The upward movement of the valve is controlled or limitedby means of a collar or stop J upon the rod E, which can be rigidlysecured upon the rod, or adj ustably so, by means of an ordinaryset-screw.

Near the lower end of the stock B an arm K is secured by means of aset-screw L or otherwise, which projects laterally from the stock and isprovided at its outer end with a hole or. aperture through which the rodE passes, and is kept from moving out of line as it (the rod) is movedup and down by the movement of the handle D. This arm. canbe made to besecured upon any style of stock, although I have shown it secured upon around stock, the only requisite being that its outer end be at asufficient distance from the stock to prevent the purifier from comingin contact with the stock.

In use the purifier is attached to the pump by securing the upper end ofthe rod E to the handle D by any ordinary means, such as a bolt passedthrough the rod and handle and at a suitable distance from the pivotalpoint of the handle, so that as the handle is operated 8 to raise thewater the rod willbe moved up and down. By extending the end of thehandle, as shown in the drawings, and attaching the end of the rod tothe extended portion a longer stroke is given to the purifier, and conosequently a greater agitation is produced in the water and acorrespondingly greater good results; but if it is not convenient tothus extend the end of the handle, as in applying it to pumps alreadyconstructed and 5 form of the pump, and also through the hole in the endof the arm K, and the purifier is located as near the bottom of the wellor cistion of the atmosphere and purified. On the downstroke of thepurifier the valve H opens or slides up on the rod E until the upper endof the sleeve I comes in contact with the collar J, where it is retainedby the pressure of the water which is passing between the valve i andthe rim F. As soon as the purifier starts on its upstroke the valveslides down until its upper edge or base comes in contact with theinterior lower edge of the rim F and prevents the passage of the waterbetween the two, and thus carries it upward with thef purifier withsufficient force to cause it to pass on up to the surface, where thepurifier does not reach the surface of the water on its upstroke. Owingto the opening of the valve on the downstroke, there is comparatively nopressure exerted upon the water'as the purifier goes toward the bottom,and consequently there is no current or movement of the water in thatdirection, and the sediment at the bottom of the reservoir is notdisturbed or roiled up, (as would be the case where the purifier is notplaced with its apex downward and provided with upwardly-opening valves.In this manner the purifier can be located so near the bottom of thereservoir thatall of the water can be agitated or passed to the surface,and without disturbing the sediment at the bottom, which would cause itto be drawn into the stock of the pumpi with the water and emptied intothe receptaele at the spout.

As the rim and valveof the purifier can I be made out of galvanizediron, and the stays or braces for the rim can be made out of wire a orsmall rods, the device can be constructed so simple and .durable that itwill need no attention after having been. placed in position; and as theentire device, except the upper end of the rod, can be placed below thesurface of .the water there will be no danger from freezing.

Having thus described my invention, I claim- 1. An agitator forpurifying the water of.

wells, cisterns, &c., consisting of a rod for operating it, an outwardly-fiaring rim secured to the lower end of the rod, and adownwardlypointed cone-shaped valve within the rim, the upper portion orbase of which is of a larger diameter than the diameter of the lowerportion of the rim and adapted to engage therewith, substantially asdescribed.

2. An agitator for purifying the water of wells, cisterns, .& c.,consisting of a rod for operating it, an outwardly-flaring rim, staysfor securing the rim to the lower end of the rod, and adownwardly-pointed cone-shaped valve within the rim, the base of whichis adapted to engage with the lower portion of the rim, substantially asdescribed.

3. An agitator for purifying the water of wells, cisterns, 850.,consisting of a rod for operating it, an outwardly-flaring rim securedto the lower end of the rod, a downwardlypointed cone-shaped valvewithin the rim having a sleeve for engaging with the rod, and a stop onthe rod above the sleeve for limiting the upward movement of the valve,substantially as described.

4. The combination, with a pump, of a la-terally-extending arm securedto the stock having a hole at its outer end, .a rod within said hole,the upper end of which is secured to the handle of the pump, and apurifier sccured to the lower end having upwardly opening valves.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ISAAC E. O'VERPECK.

